ENTERTAINMENT LAW INTERNSHIP (Midtown West)
Written on 6:08 PM by Angela Livingston
My name is David Faux and I seek two interns to assist me in my law practice: an associate intern (perfect for the law school student), and a paralegal intern (perfect for the college student considering law school). Both positions are unpaid, though credit might be available (see below).
The Associate Internship (perfect for a law school student) will build a wide variety of research, reading, and legal writing skills in both litigation and transactional law. While the litigation involves more mundane matters (commercial suits), it may also include work from entertainers and artists. The transactional law includes work with art galleries and, perhaps, fashion designers, as well as the possibility of other entertainers and artists. It depends on how much work everybody can get done!
The Associate Intern will assist with: securing Federal and State tax exempt status for art galleries, development of Fashion law practice, drafting memo on piracy and counterfeiting in the fashion industry, performing regular trademark searches, corporate formation, and litigating in Queens and Brooklyn.
Typical tasks will include case outlining, proofreading, interaction with court clerks, and Lexis research. I will be available (in person, by email, and by phone) for guidance on all the above-mentioned projects and anything else. I understand that this is an educational position and believe in the educational process. The training will include use of Lexis and other legal resource materials.
Requirements: 10-20 hours per week. Prior exposure to copyright law. Ability to research a problem to its solution. Ability to follow instructions. Good writing skills combined with an eye for detail. A disciplined work ethic that will carry work forward between weekly meetings (work for the internship can be done remotely). I strongly encourage the applicant to be able to receive law school credit for the work involved in this position-the applicant who can receive credit will be chosen over the applicant who cannot.
The Paralegal Internship will introduce the successful candidate to an array of legal and business concerns. This person will be dealing with my largest client, the Dramatists Guild, and working with me at the Guild Office.
The Dramatists Guild is a trade association serving authors, librettists, lyricists, and composers for the stage. We deal with contracts connected to a broad range of theatrical entities, from the community theater operating on a shoestring in West Virginia, to the hundred-page documents involved with such Broadway shows as Wicked, Legally Blonde, and Shrek. My moonlighting practice includes clients from the Arts and Entertainment world, and also has a more traditional litigation aspect.
The paralegal intern will have projects covering the gamut of intellectual property law as it relates to arts and entertainment law, especially the theater industry. They will include all of the following: monitoring events by fashion trade associations; liaising with various trade associations professional organizations; outlining legal articles; typing up drafts of memos and lectures on copyright law as it relates to fashion, theater, and other industries; pay attention to legal and industry news stories; assisting with tax exempt status for art galleries; coordinating talks, events, and other volunteer efforts with New York State Bar Association (Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section), and addressing corporate formation/operational issues.
I will be available for guidance on all the above-mentioned projects and anything else. I understand that this is an educational position and believe in the educational process. The training may include use of Lexis and other legal resource materials.
Requirements: 10-20 hours per week. Follow-through on projects. Good listening and writing skills combined with an eye for detail. Ability to follow instructions. A disciplined work ethic and ability to get along with others (this internship will take place in the Guild office). I strongly encourage the applicant to be able to receive college credit for the work involved in this position-the applicant who can receive credit will be chosen over the applicant who cannot.
Please send cover letter and resume to davefaux@dhfesq.com
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